Finger ring



April 19, 1932. H. w. PETERS 1,855,066

FINGER RING Filed Sept. 16, 1929 10 5 Hen] "5486861 5 3% Patented Apr. 1 9, 1932 UNITED STATES HENRY w. rn'rnns, or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS FINGER 1mm Application filed September 16, 1929. Serial No. 393,047.

the box firmly to the ring from which it can not be disconnected without mutilation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the in- Vention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a section through the parts of a ring constructed in accordance with the present invention, said parts being shown separated.

Figure 2 is a section through the parts assembled.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the ring. Figure 4 is a perspective View of the box forming a part of the ring.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the band portion. of the ring which can be constructed in the usual or any preferred way, this band being formed with a flat base 2 in which is produced an opening 3 although it is to be understood that this opening is not essential. Smaller openings are formed in the band adjacent opposed portions of the base 2, these openings being indicated at 4. V

For the purpose of holding a stone 6 or the like in position, there is provided a box 7 having a recess 8 so proportioned as to allow the stone 6 or the like to be inserted thereinto from the bottom of the box and to fit snugly. The top of the box has an opening 9 through which the inserted stone or 50 .the like is exposed, the walls of this opening overhanging the inserted object so as to prevent it from being withdrawn from the opening 9.

Pins 10 which can be made integral with the box or attached thereto in any desired manner, are extended from the bottom face of the box and are solocated as to be inserted readily into the small openings 4. v

It is to be understood that the box 7 can be cast, stamped, or otherwise produced in proper shape and after the band portion of the ring has been made in the usual way the stone or other object to be displayed is inserted into recess 8 from the bottom thereof and the box 7 is placed on the base 2. The pins 10 will extend into the openings 4. By then upsetting the free ends of the pins 10 as shown at 11 in Figure 2 the box will be held securely to the band 1 and the inserted stone 6 or the like will be held securely in recess 8, the edge portions of this stone resting upon the base 2.

If an opening 3 is formed in the base the stone will bridge it as clearly shown in Figure 2.

It has been found that the method of assembling the parts as herein described is very (efficient, particularly in the manufacture of heavy rings. The arts when assembled as explained will hold the stone 6 or the like securely against accidental displacement so that it becomes impossible for it to become lost from the ring.

While the present improvements are designed particularly for use in connection with finger rings it is to be understood that the same method may be'employed in the manufacture of other kinds of jewelry.

What is claimed is:

1. A finger ring or the like including a base having an aperture, a box separate from the base and having a recess extending thereinto from the bottom thereof, there being an opening in the box communicating with the recess, an object seated in the recess and exposed through the opening, said object bein mounted on the base and held firmly thereon by the box, and means projecting from the box and into the aperture for permanently holding the box and base against relative movement. 7 2. A finger ring or the like including a base having aperturestherethrough, aibox separate from the base and having a recess extending thereinto from the bottom thereof,

there being an opening in the box communi cating with the recess, an object seated in the recess and exposed through the opening, said object being mounted on the base and held firmly thereagainst by the box, and means projecting from the box and into the apertures for holding the box to the base, said means including pins having upset free ends, said pins being fixed relative to the box.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

7 HENRY W. PETERS. 

